I was reminded of this film recently and it instantly became an obsession for me to find the English dubbed copy that I remember as a child. Finally got my hands on a copy and wow this movie is better than anything I ever saw while I was young! Sometimes you go back and watch something you loved as a child and realize how terrible it was but this film sent chills through my body, each scene playing through exactly as I remembered it in perfect detail. Anyone who saw this as a child will know what I'm talking about. The level of nostalgia that comes with this fantastic animation is above anything any other film has ever had for myself. The music is absolutely epic, beautifully written and goes with the movie perfectly. The level of storytelling that this film does is amazing despite the small amount of dialogue. Truly a classic, it is unfortunate that this film is so rare to find, especially in English. If anyone is interested please contact me.

"The King and the Mockingbird" is simply one of the most beautiful animated films ever made. I can clearly see how the works of Hayao Miyazaki (One of my favorite Japanese animators) were influenced by this, specially in the music, characters and mechanic designs. The animation is flawless, despite being made in 1980, it had the quality of the Golden Age of animation, reminding me a lot the shorts of Max Fleischer and the classic animated films from Walt Disney. I loved everything about this film. The whimsical story, the superb animation, the beautiful music, the charming characters...All was perfect. Too bad that there aren't very much animations like this anymore. If you love the Disney classics and the works done by Max Fleischer and Hayao Miyazaki, you shouldn't miss this one.I would give this eleven stars if I could.

My older brother and I watched this film, I think in a Hebrew dub, when we were younger than 8. I have not watched the movie since, although I have looked up the trailer and it does not look as bad as I remember it.However, both my brother and I remember the film as being monumentally disturbing, perhaps because of the almost arcane form of animation and a deep eerie quality. I seem to remember that, as a child, I was able to recognize the king as a villain but that the alignment of other characters was rather ambiguous. Put simply, this movie thoroughly creeped me out.I would wager that this is simply not a movie for children and that it somehow managed to sneak past parental controls. This would be understandable because many people assume that all animation is for children.P.S. I have scoured the net looking for this movie with no memory of it's name or origin and thanks to IMDb I managed to find it. Although my memories of this movie are negative I am glad to be able to track down a powerful childhood experience (to the movie's credit?).

It's both surprising and disappointing to find only a handful of raves for this outstanding film which is certainly the equal of anything Disney turned out in its Snow White, Bambi, etc heyday and may, as some posters insist, even surpass Disney. As a lifelong admirer of Jacques Prevert the dialogue was the principal attraction for me but I stayed to marvel at the animation, the colour, the music, the whole nine yards in fact. Prevert's touch is everywhere from the name of the King to the Popular Front/October Group philosophies, the stark contrast in lifestyles between the King and more or less everyone else in his kingdom. The Bird has overtones of Charley Carioca ironically a Disney creation and those seeking the referential can cite the robot which could be a cross between King Kong and Edward Scissorhands whilst I'm sure academics and others of that ilk could cite a dozen more examples but far better to just enjoy an outstanding piece of animation.